Mental Health Worker Hourly Rate

Updated: 26 May 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	AU$0	AU$12	AU$24	AU$36
Hourly Rate	AU$14.19 - AU$31.82
Overtime	n/a	Not enough data

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	AU$0	AU$24K	AU$48K	AU$72K
Bonus	AU$0.00 - AU$1,017
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	AU$29,988 - AU$69,021
Country: Australia \| Currency: AUD \| Updated: 26 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 17

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Job Listings for Mental Health Worker Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Feb 24	CC Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Worker	See advertisement	New South Wales
	Coast Health Maternity, Child and Family Health, Mental Health and other Allied Community Health based... who have experienced mental health issues, domestic... Indeed
Feb 09	Youth Mental Health Worker	Gosford	Sydney, New South Wales
	Young Peoples Mental Health service includes clinical teams incorporating Youth Mental Health Service (12... a Mental Health or Child and Adolescent Mental Health... Indeed
Feb 23	MENTAL HEALTH WORKER	Leader Newspapers	Melbourne, Victoria
	MENTAL HEALTH WORKERSt LukesMENTAL HEALTH WORKERSt Lukes is an innovative, committed and continuously improving organisation of over 320 staff that supports and... Indeed
Feb 23	Assertive Mental Health Outreach Worker	Inner South Community Health Service	Victoria
	Mental Health Team Full-Time / Permanent Location... or Social Worker with expertise in mental health to join our Assertive Mental Health Outreach Team (AMHO... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Mental Health Worker Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 91%			Male 9%
Hourly Rate:	AU$18.31 - AU$24.57			Not enough data

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

24%

1-4 years

35%

5-9 years

12%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

12%

Top Degrees

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 21%		Dental: 14%
	Vision: 7%		None: 79%

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Top Cities by Popularity for Mental Health Worker Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity

1. Sydney, New South Wales

2. Bunbury, Western Australia

3. Melbourne, Victoria

4. Perth, Western Australia

Mental Health Worker Job Description

People with the job title Mental Health Worker typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Psychiatric Technicians

Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals, following physician instructions and hospital procedures. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral medications and hypodermic injections.

Psychiatric Aides

Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff.

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CC Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Worker

Youth Mental Health Worker